KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 - MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel has urged the party’s branch chairmen to engage with their respective members to ensure a strong, 420,000 voting block for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the coming general election.
He said there were nearly two million Indians residing in Malaysia, with total voter base of 955,000. Of this, 450,000 are MIC members, with approximately 400,000 registered as voters.
“We must build a relationship within the party and outside the party. Outside the party, there are about 900,000 Indian voters. We must take this seriously to ensure 20 to 30 per cent of the voter block, in order to ensure a strong mandate for the party and BN,” he added. Palanivel, who is also minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, said this in his closing speech at the MIC’s 66th Annual General Assembly held at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here today. The assembly was officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Palanivel said he was touched by efforts undertaken by MIC Youth and its chief, T. Mohan, over the movement engaging in the tour, ‘BN, My Choice’, as an effective way to get through to young voters. He said, about 100,000 people had taken part and watched the tour and concert, which was a platform to enhance Indian voters, especially those outside the MIC, on BN’s contribution and achievement in uplifting the nation.
On another note, Palanivel stressed to the 1,500 delegates and 2,000 observers that MIC’s political stability would be enhanced since the prime minister had promised to ‘take care’ of the community’s needs.
“The prime minister has promised that the future will be bright and equal for all Malaysians, especially the Indian community. We are now getting the same opportunities as the rest in universities and matriculation,” he said.
In his opening speech, Najib urged the Indian community to return as BN’s ‘fixed deposit’ to determine a big victory for the party in the coming general election. - Bernama
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